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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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DongBeetle
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Got a Pixel at launch. Probably going to get an iPhone 8 at launch tho cuz it looks like Google's gonna be boring this year.
The Faceless Master
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-Pyromaniac-
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Jazzy Network
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Canadians are getting the P10. Better deal imo.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Worth noting Ruddock admitted he has more info. He's just not sharing it till he gets more sources to confirm shit.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
Woot woot!
Memory management is so much better on Nougat too. Hardly any app reload for me now. It's so good.
brotkasten
Member
The Surface Book was pure hype, because it's a laptop hybrid from the Surface hardware team. No amount of hype and reveal magic could save any of the phones these days, unless it's something completely new.
Can you imagine sitting in a big theater, anxiously waiting for the big reveal of Google's first own phone ever, Sundar Pichai coming on stage and speaking a couple of words, lights go out, hype marketing video starts playing and at the end, they reveal the fucking Pixel?
I'm not even convinced that the reveal of the anniversary iPhone would be that interesting, even without any leaks beforehand. Perhaps if they refreshed the UI. Otherwise it's going to be just another iPhone with a bigger screen, less bezel and the same home screen we've known for a decade now. Even if we wouldn't know any of the technical details, the embedded fingerprint sensor would be the only, truly interesting feature and even that's something people have been waiting and anticipating for years now, because fingerprint sensors on the back are a bad compromise.
lolwut
I thought the G6 was launched already, which would be ther eason to keep the 821.... so they are releasing it a week before the S8 and with last year's snap? I dont know about prices but I am sure they are going to be similar. what a joke from LG.
Excuse me what
-Pyromaniac-
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I bet most people do, that's the sad part. Lots of casuals get samsung phones and they don't fuck with launchers.
Most of them don't even move the icons
-Pyromaniac-
Member
people on the internets seem to be going hard on that new Evie Launcher.
it does bother me more than it has any right to or should lol
brotkasten
Member
What's your issue with Nova?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Don't fixate on the launcher. You'll be actively using apps on your phone 99% of the time anyways. Focus more on finding the apps you like.
-Pyromaniac-
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although I agree that people spend little time on their homescreens, on android launchers could speed up devices too. When I had an S6, Nova was way snappier and less lag/hiccup prone than stock touchwiz.
But a good launcher makes it faster and easier to get in said apps. Hell, when I have certain widgets on the launcher, I can do stuff like play music without even opening an app.
Most of them move them by accident but swear to god they had nothing to do with it, they moded by themselves!
My godmother has a Samsung, she has 5 homescreens, she had Facebook in all of them, I asked why and she said that 'it's disapearing so i need to put another one' lol not to say that the icons are positioned randomly. Mine are always in the last (or the 2 last) rows, the average user has them all over the place lol
It's wierd to say but there is a lot to be improved in UI for phones still, even though for us everything works perfectly (almost), for many people these things still dont make sense.
Half those icons do not even pass a fucking eye test. I look at them and have zero idea what they are or do. Granted, I've been up since 5am and running on four hours of sleep, but I shouldn't need cognitive thought to figure out what an icon opens. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel.
I guess not issue per se, but I always see slick an minimal Nova shots and I have no idea how to do that, lol. I guess I need to put in more time - also Prime maybe...
Also I really have no idwa how to sync my outlook.com calendar with the phone so I can use it properly. I guess it's not possible. Contact import works, but not all data get's synced sadly. Like birthdays are missing.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I got that, but they are already using Nova. I just have a feeling that...
Yep that they are fixated with super theming their phone like some screenshot they saw somewhere vs apps and usability.
Too many people new to Android fall into that must theme, root, and rom asap like it's 2013.
Eh, I prefer usability over look, but one not mean I can't have the other. TouchWiz is really not for me. I am used to see what apps have something new for me at a glance - like mail, twitter, facebook and so on. as of now it's mixed across the board or I need a thrid party app for specific apps.
Nikodemos
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Yeah, it's quite bad in the world of Android tablets.
Especially since no company seems willing to make a reasonably high-end-ish compact tablet anymore. I can't find even a single tablet with the sweet spot combo of an SD652 (or 653) and 4 GB RAM. They either have 4 GB but the weaker 650 (like the new Zenpad 3 8.0), or the 652 but only 3 GB RAM (like the Tab S2). I was hoping Sony would unveil something, but all I got was deafening silence.
And then there are all the other makers churning out those garbage octa-core A53 tablets with bottom-barrel GPUs. No wonder users think Android tablets are garbage. Put out cheap shit, be seen as cheap shit.
Seems fine. Isn't worse than the shitty pixel launcher. Is there no more app drawer?
Jazzy Network
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There's literally an icon there that says Application.
So somethings really wrong with the battery drain on my G5. I felt it was using battery too fast.
I decided to test by leaving my phone at 100% charged unplugged overnight while I slept.
in 8 hours or so it went from 100% to 9% without me even touching the phone.
This is ridiculously bad.
I do leave bluetooth, wifi, nfc, and GPS on. It's possible this is a problem, but it hasn't been on my past phones.
My G5 is on Nougat and I did factory reset after upgrading to 7.0.
Linking to album on imgur as images are large:
https://imgur.com/a/eCHVA
I decided to test by leaving my phone at 100% charged unplugged overnight while I slept.
in 8 hours or so it went from 100% to 9% without me even touching the phone.
This is ridiculously bad.
I do leave bluetooth, wifi, nfc, and GPS on. It's possible this is a problem, but it hasn't been on my past phones.
My G5 is on Nougat and I did factory reset after upgrading to 7.0.
Linking to album on imgur as images are large:
https://imgur.com/a/eCHVA
Did you just update it? My 5X standby was nothing after the update and it magically fixed itself after a week or so.
Nerd_Incognito
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I'm noticing a ton of battery drain on my LG V10 recently. Not sure what the culprit is, as I haven't been using my phone any differently or installed any apps that could kill battery (like games). My last system update (Android 6.0) on Verizon was Feb 24 but it feels like within the past week the battery is just dying within a few hours.
I just picked up the phone a few days ago. It was on 6.0 out of the box, I updated to 7.0 immediately.
After updating I still factory reset just to be as safe as possible.
No wonder it's $120
/eyeroll
another 1+3 you can't have
no one gives a shit, One Plus damn
I am getting lots of Google Maps questions, asking to publish my photos, asking about the places (for example, if a restaurant is cheap, if there is a toillet in there, etc)... I answer because I use basically all Google products (and adblock) so it's a way to pay them, but I do feel like most of it should be in the rewards program. I only got a few questions ONCE from Opinion Rewards, and I am sure I answered accurately, no idea why they started asking me.
/eyeroll
another 1+3 you can't have
lol the OP3T is an awesome device, but why all this glamour? lol For a new color? northing else is different.
Specially when they area about to release a new phone in 2 months probably.
Finally caved and got myself a OnePlus 3t. Still boxed up, ready to be unboxed when I get home in an hour or so. Excited to try something new! Going to miss my Lumia 930 but after loads of searching, the 3t seems like a solid upgrade for me.
Will post my impressions later.
Any first timer tips?
Will post my impressions later.
Any first timer tips?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
If they decide on doing 6 months between phones, shouldn't we be seeing a new OP in the next 2 months or so?
Vanillalite
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Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Needs a 4", 5", 6" model. Just like laptops have three sizes.
In other news, remember my Nexus 6P exchange saga? Google said they'd exchange it due to the battery issue. But they could only exchange my Frost for a Graphite. Hell no. That's a total downgrade. They also stated they couldn't repair it. So I asked if they could refund me. They said yes. Awesome.
In other news, remember my Nexus 6P exchange saga? Google said they'd exchange it due to the battery issue. But they could only exchange my Frost for a Graphite. Hell no. That's a total downgrade. They also stated they couldn't repair it. So I asked if they could refund me. They said yes. Awesome.
First android?
Who knows with 835 delays what priority slot oneplus gets. Maybe a bit later this year.
The full retail price? Crazy.
BoboBrazil
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I'd imagine OnePlus will have an easier time getting snapdragon 835 chips since they will need a smaller order.
Yup. Fresh territory for me. Been Windows phone for a few years, so this is going to be an interesting learning curve.
Not that much different from Windows Mobile 5/6.